Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.
Contents:
New life for the left-behind church. Personal reflections on left-behind churches -- The Wal-Mart gospel blues -- The precipice-driven pastor -- A left-behind theology -- Burnout in the parsonage and parish -- Megachurch mania -- Literature, seminars, and theory of church growth -- Left behind with a woman's touch -- Left behind in community -- Left behind with a sense of humor -- The messiness of the left-behind church -- Spiritual memories of the church in the valley -- The church in the valley of the shadow of death -- New life for the left-behind church.
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